深圳的ALBERT问：

    ANTON，情人节就要到了，我好期待哦。在所有的西方节日中，中国人对情人节可谓是情有独钟。虽然过了好几年情人节，但我对情人节并不十分了解，我一直想知道这个浪漫的节日是怎么来的？在西方，你们又是怎么庆祝情人节的呢？能给我介绍一下吗？拜托了。

    ANTON: With pleasure。在西方，情人节是非常重要的节日。我在中国的这几年也注意到中国人确实十分青睐情人节，我想，可能是因为这个西方的节日给了不善言辞的中国人一个吐露情感的机会吧，因此才会受到那么多人的喜爱。既然这样，今天我就满足你的愿望，跟你详细聊聊情人节吧。

    About Valentine's Day 关于情人节

    What is Valentine's Day all about then? What do all the different traditions mean? For instance why is there this custom of sending anonymous cards signed only with "from your valentine"? Well, it is said that St. Valentine was a martyr to love. The Roman Emperor had banned the marriage of young men of military age but Valentine had continued performing marriages of young lovers despite this imperial decree. He was eventually discovered and arrested. In prison he refused to renounce what he saw as his mission to sanctify the love of these couples. It is said that while in prison he fell in love with his jailer's daughter. The night before he was to be thrown to the lions for defying the Emperor's edict, he sent a message to his love. You have probably guessed how he signed it, that's right "from your Valentine"! Despite the fact that this love story met a rather messy end, ①torn apart by ravenous lions on the sands of the circus in Rome, it has inspired a whole festival and practically an industry and every year ②provides an opportunity for young lovers to get together. ......